Bob Scolnik

Muskegon County Commissioner

Bob at the ribbon cutting ceremony for new United
Airlines service at Muskegon Airport, Febraury 2010.

Working Together

There are a number
of important issues that need to be addressed in our County Government.
Bob Scolnik recognizes that the County Board must be held responsible for
its actions and that decisions must be made on the basis of merit and good
business practices.

Bob will work toward:

Encouraging entrepreneurs to start new businesses and grow our own jobs.

Carefully
looking at all county operations
with an emphasis on efficiency, need and
cost/benefit.

Development of county
business and industrial parks to encourage business development.

More
careful attention to budgeting of major projects to eliminate cost
overruns and ensuring that the County always operates with a balanced
budget.

Trying to get more
public participation in County government along with a major emphasis
on economic development and the encouragement
of
business
that will create jobs with good wages and benefits.

The preservation
of our environment with particular emphasis on our water resources.

Increasing
pressure on our federal and state representatives to help with
the clean up of our polluted land and water.

Treating all county
employees – including retirees and county vendors – fairly,
honestly and with respect.

Bob’s
Guiding Principles

One of the key principles
that has always guided my approach to government is the idea that the citizen
is a valued customer of the government. Government only exists to serve
the citizen, not the other way around. I will work to make sure that government
services are convenient, friendly and efficient.

I believe that the
proper function of government is to do for the people those things that
have to be done but cannot be done as effectively by individuals, and that
the most effective government is government closest to the people.

I believe that good
government is based on the individual and that each person’s ability, dignity,
freedom and responsibility must be honored and recognized.

I believe that free
enterprise and the encouragement of individual initiative and incentive
have given this nation an economic system second to none.

I believe that sound
money management should be our goal.
I believe in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all,
regardless of race, creed, age, sex or national origin. I believe that persons
with disabilities should be afforded equal rights, equal justice and equal
opportunity as well.

I believe we must retain
those principles of the past worth retaining, yet always be receptive to
new ideas with an outlook broad enough to accommodate thoughtful change
and varying points of view.

Bob
feels very strongly that he provides important balance to the County
Commission. His experience and proven record make him the right choice
for County Commissioner.